Préventica Maroc trade fair ranks falls from height as top workplace risk
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on LesEco.ma
Illustrative image · Safi Erneste · Pexels · Licence PexelsThe 12th edition of Préventica Maroc, dedicated to occupational health and workplace risk prevention, is being held from 10 to 12 November in Casablanca under the theme “Heading for 2030”. A consultation conducted with EXED/UM6P ranked falls from height as the top of ten risks identified over five years, ahead of road risks and fires, according to LesEco.ma.
A consultation conducted with EXED and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) ranks falls from height first among the ten occupational risks recorded in Morocco over five years, ahead of road risks, equipment-related risks, fires and psychosocial risks, according to the organisers of Préventica Maroc.
The trade fair, inaugurated by Abderrahim Chahid, Morocco’s Minister of Employment and Social Dialogue, is bringing together Moroccan and international companies in Casablanca from 10 to 12 November to focus on workplace accident prevention. Its programme includes 80 conferences and workshops devoted in particular to site safety, protective equipment, fire prevention, cybersecurity, robotics and exoskeletons, according to Éric Dejean-Servières, president of Préventica International.
SMEs and subcontractors continue to face a lack of health, safety and environment (HSE) skills and dedicated budgets, while the organisers want to integrate more prevention into investment and work organisation by 2030. The Prevention Trophies and the fourth HSE Olympics are scheduled for 12 November, according to Préventica Maroc.
